chat on the forum ?

[Seth]

sometimes, i can see people talking to each others on the forum with a difference of 1 minute between the posts so i was wandering... why don't you put a little shoutbox or chatroom on the forum... ? it might improve the communication sometimes ^^

[rcallicotte]

Ooooh.  Good idea.   

[Dark Fire]

I agree. I would suggest Jibdig (I think there was a Terragen thing there), but it hasn't been working for years...

[Tangled-Universe]

I agree, but I also don't...

I agree if the chatlog is being posted as a message afterwards.
If not I don't

Many times other people are also interested in the subject, especially when it is a problem or a way to make something really cool. It would then be killing for the forum if information gets lost due to a chatfunction.

Or is this a stupid thought?

Martin

[Dark Fire]

But that would make us like XDA-Developers - we'd end up telling everyone with random basic questions just to use the search feature of the forums.

[Tangled-Universe]

But that would make us like XDA-Developers - we'd end up telling everyone with random basic questions just to use the search feature of the forums.

In regard to whose post is this? I think I don't understand?

[Seth]

no, that is not stupid. But sometimes people just keep talking to each others with (sorry to say that) almost zero interest for other people not involved in the talking...
I just submit the idea because sometimes chatting allows better understanding than posting (well to me it does sometimes)


ps : for example, while i was writing, there were people posting in this thread so i have the message

Warning - while you were typing 2 new replies have been posted. You may wish to review your post.

...

[Dark Fire]

But that would make us like XDA-Developers - we'd end up telling everyone with random basic questions just to use the search feature of the forums.

In regard to whose post is this? I think I don't understand?

To yours. I'd hardly be replying to my own post.
The point is that these forums would become an inherently less friendly place, and swamped with random information.

[Tangled-Universe]

I understand you point, but I think a lot of useful information for other people will be lost when they are going on chat.

I live in the Netherlands and what if American people are having an interesting discussion about whatever....I won't be able to participate because it's probably in the middle of the night here. So there's no way I can ever get to that info, because there are no forum-posts about it.

[Seth]

I live in the Netherlands and what if American people are having an interesting discussion about whatever....I won't be able to participate because it's probably in the middle of the night here. So there's no way I can ever get to that info, because there are no forum-posts about it.

totally right !
but i was thinking about a less technical chatting place...

[Dark Fire]

I understand you point, but I think a lot of useful information for other people will be lost when they are going on chat.

I live in the Netherlands and what if American people are having an interesting discussion about whatever....I won't be able to participate because it's probably in the middle of the night here. So there's no way I can ever get to that info, because there are no forum-posts about it.

The amount of data that could generate would be obscene though, and a lot of it would be rubbish because many people will use it as Seth says.
Also, if it's that important to you, I'm sure you could set up a system to create a log for yourself or *gasps* stay awake.

[rcallicotte]

Dark Fire, he's in the Netherlands Germany.  Don't be a futz.

Anyway, chat can have its use for quickfire conversations and wouldn't be used for instruction - I wouldn't use it that way, but I might ask questions from someone.  It depends on how it's used.  If someone doesn't use the chat, no one could force them.  But, if two or more people wanted to discuss something rather right then and there with the details at hand, chat is useful.

[Dark Fire]

Who's in Germany? I'm confused now.

[Tangled-Universe]

Yeah, who's in Germany? And what's a 'futz'

[rcallicotte]

TU - you're in Germany, aren't you?  And a 'futz' is a putz with a tendency to f^@% around with people.